938 private quotes tagged freedom

“It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.” — Bryant H. McGill

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“Our culture is just a series of checks and balances. The whole idea that we're in a battle between tyranny and freedom - it's a series of pendulum swings.” — Jon Stewart

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“A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.” — Kemal Ataturk

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“Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.” — Mortimer Adler

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“But, I don't think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer can't create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything that's written, he becomes mechanical he has no freedom.” — Buddy Rich

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“The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.” — Ramana Maharshi

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“Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence.” — Hannah Arendt

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“137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.” — Doc Hastings

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“I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible.” — Boyd Rice

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“A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree.” — George H. W. Bush

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“If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American - our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.” — Jon Stewart

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“Do not allow to slip away from you freedoms the people who came before you won with such hard knocks.” — David Herbert Lawrence

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“The precondition to freedom is security.” — Rand Beers

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“We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us.” — Barbara Boxer

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“What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'” — Marilyn vos Savant

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“We are willing enough to praise freedom when she is safely tucked away in the past and cannot be a nuisance. In the present, amidst dangers whose outcome we cannot foresee, we get nervous about her, and admit censorship.” — E. M. Forster

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“Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.” — Daniel J. Boorstin

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“No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.” — Vladimir Lenin

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“It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.” — Leo McKern

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“Freedom is the only law which genius knows.” — James Russell Lowell

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“The man form is higher than the angel form of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

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“The United States of America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins. The killers will fail, and the Iraqi people will live in freedom.” — George W. Bush

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“I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.” — Jackie Chan

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“Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it.” — Germaine Greer

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“Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces.” — Charlie Dent

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